Toy.



A. Z. BAKER.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2!; l9l7.

Patented m 7,1918.

INVEIV TOR l 96/ WITNESSES ALFRED Z. BAKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.. ASSIGNOR TO '1. B. TOY COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 1918.

Application filed December 21, 1917. Serial No. 208,257.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED Z. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a wheeled toy which is characterized by a wheeled platform carrying a reciprocating member operable from the wheels and which carries members movable relative to the platform.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive toy which can be manufactured cheaply and which is not easily destroyed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy representing some animal some of the actions of which are synchronized by the wheeling of the toy.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a toy embodying one form of the invention, the lower part of the toy being shown in section to illustrate the construction;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section in elevation of the toy, certain parts of the toy being shown in a different position than what is shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the toy.

Referring to the drawings, 4 is a platform from which lugs or bolsters 5 depend. The bolsters have a diagonal notch v6 to receive the axle 7 which is retained in said notches by nails 8 driven across said notches. The ends 9 of the axle are bent against the outer faces of wheels 10 so that the axle is constrained to revolve with the wheels. The platform, lugs, axle and wheels constitute the carriage of the toy.

The axle 7 is provided with a crank 11 to which a cross member 12 of a pair of rods 13 is connected by means of a rin 14, the cross member 12 forming the crossiead and the ring 14 the connecting rod which maintains the crank against the crosshead during the rotation of the axle. In other words, the arrangement of the ring and crosshead provides an endless connecting rod which joins the rod 13 to the crank. To bring one of the rods 13 in a line passing through the axis of the axle, the rod is offset from the cross member 12 by a portion 15, which provides the necessary clearance for the crank when it travels along the cross member 12.

Each of the rods 13 may carry any desired representation, which would be movable in unison with one another and relative to the platform. As shown, one of the rods 13 is passed through a member 16 secured to the platform 4 and carries the representation of a human being. The extremity of the rod 13 passing through the member 16 is secured into a member 17 which represents the head gear of the figure shown on the member 16. It is self-evident that in place of securing the member 16 to the platform 4, the same may be secured to the rod 13 to be actuated relative to the platform, in place of actuating only the head gear relative to the representation shown on the member 16 when the same is secured to the platform. To the other rod 13, any suitable member may be secured which would complement the figure shown by the members 16 and 17. As shown, a flag 18 is secured to the rod 13. The member 17 is preferably connected to the member 16 by a flexible member 19, the flexible member representing a hand when the member 17 represents a head gear. The member 16 is also connected to the rod 13 carrying the flag by a similar flexible member 19. It is self-evident that the flexible members 19 may be both connected to the rod carryin the flag if the entire member 16 is movab e. Many other connections may be provided without in any way aifecting the operation of the device.

While I have described the principle of operation, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a wheeled toy, a latform, wheels, an axle engaging the whee s and supporting the platform, said axle having a crank, av

pair of rods passing through the platform, a cross member un-itingthe two rods, a r ng connecting said cross members to the crank,.

members associated with said rods above the platform, and flexible member s associated with the members connected to the rods.

3. In a wheeled toy, a platform, wheels, an axle engaging the wheels and supporting the platform, said axle having a crank, a pair of rods passing through the platform, a cross member uniting the two rods below Copies of this patent may be obtained for the platform, a ring connecting said cross member to the crank, a member rigidly connected to the platform and through which i one of the rods passes, members secured to the rods to move therewith, and flexible members connecting said member rigid with the platform with the rods.

' 4. In a wheeled toy, a platform, wheels, an axle engaging the wheels. and supporting the platform, said axle having a crank, a pair of rods passing through the platform, a cross member uniting the two rods below the platform, a ring connecting said cross member to the crank, a member rigid with the platformthrough which one of the rods.

projects, and flexible members connecting the rods to said member rigidly connected to the platform.

ALFRED ,z. BAKER.

five cents each.;by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, DIG. 

